1
as in informs
to give information to
my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed
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as in substitutes
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation
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Recent Examples of fills in
Tom, by contrast, argues for a more imaginative reconstruction of what has been lost, the kind of history that fills in silences.
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Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Cooler weather fills in behind the front Thursday, becoming drier into the weekend.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Mercenaries fills in the gaps between those two grand traditions.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
It’s enriched with hydrolyzed keratin, which penetrates the hair cuticle and fills in the gaps caused by breakage for stronger bonds.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Cooler weather fills in behind the front Thursday, becoming drier into the weekend.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Mercenaries fills in the gaps between those two grand traditions.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
It’s enriched with hydrolyzed keratin, which penetrates the hair cuticle and fills in the gaps caused by breakage for stronger bonds.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fills in
Verb
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The page informs interested parties of the club’s intentions before asking for email addresses.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn then continues her tour of interpersonal damage and informs Abbie that Alex was the one who murdered Riley.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Your mind tells you one thing while your intuition says another.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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So, right there that tells us a lot.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Of the two brothers, Jeremiah is the antagonist of the season, mainly because fans have been rooting for Conrad and Belly since day one, while Jeremiah stands in their way.—
Olivia Petter,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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In another sketch, a woman who may be Baker herself stands in the middle of a room filled with books, handing an eager young girl—perhaps the artist, one Jeanette Harris— a volume with the title Book of Famous Women.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead of getting drowned out by the tech wave, Preston advises young people to ride it.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
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The group advises the person to contact the local police department because the police will try to find the owner and if necessary, break the car window.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Scott Rudin’s Little Bear Ridge Road takes over the theater next.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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That comes even as legacy cable TV has been bleeding millions of subscribers each year as streaming takes over as the primary way the world watches television.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No coach in any other sport has the media responsibilities of a major league manager, who briefs the media before and after every game and occasionally has to answer (or deflect) questions that should be answered by the front office.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Fills in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fills%20in. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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